Belt game 2,252 · December 7, 1972
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Chicago Bulls 94–89 on the road to start reign 991 of the NBA belt, the 95th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since December 5, 1972, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on December 10, 1972.
991Reign number
95Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Maravich | 50 | 39 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 17-27 | — | 5-5 |
| Walt Bellamy | 48 | 25 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 10-20 | — | 5-7 |
| George Trapp | 30 | 12 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 2-5 |
| Herm Gilliam | 48 | 8 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Lou Hudson | 38 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Jim Washington | 38 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Bracey | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Christian | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 41 | 26 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 12-23 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Weiss | 50 | 15 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 3-4 |
| Norm Van Lier | 39 | 13 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 4-16 | — | 5-6 |
| Clifford Ray | 44 | 12 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 2-4 |
| Chet Walker | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Garfield Heard | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Rowland Garrett | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim King | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Frank Russell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).